Stanza News: London (north of the river)

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Note: If you're looking for Harrow or Twickenham Stanzas, you will find these on the MIDDLESEX page.

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Brondesbury (NW6 / NW10)
Forest Gate
North London
Waltham Forest

Brondesbury (The Brondesbury Group) NW6/NW10
Contact: Susan Whitmore (whitmore.susan AT yahoo.co.uk or 020 8459 6406)

Our meetings take place the third Tuesday of every month. Contact the Stanza rep for full details.

Next meetings - check with Stanza rep for venues

Tuesday 21st Feb
Tuesday 20th March

Forest Gate
Contact: Jenny Shepherd (jennylshepherd at gmail.com or 020 8519 4827)

Forest Gate StanzaForest Gate Stanza meeting in July 2010. 

We are looking forward to our joint reading with Southwark Stanza at the Poetry Café, London on February 16 – see the Poetry Café events page for details. www.poetrysociety.org.uk/events/event/1851

North London
Contact: Katherine Gallagher (020 8881 1418 or mail AT katherine-gallagher.com) 

North London Stanza has twenty members, all of whom regularly attend events. We're still meeting in members' homes for a gossip and reading-critique session on the first Friday of the month. In addition to work shopping, our Stanza, drawn from a wide arc of local poetry activity, viz, Salisbury House, Highgate Poets, Torriano, are active in supporting readings, publications, competitions and other ideas to make poetry happen. In 2011, we have done public readings at Torriano and later, the Poetry Cafe, where we read with the Walthamstow Stanza. Sharing Stanza readings is great fun. Terrific atmosphere.

Sat. 21st April Poetry in Palmers Green Guest poets Jane Duran, Anne Stewart, André Mangeot and John Mackay plus open mic - sign up early to read. 7 for 7.30pm at St John’s Church, 1 Bourne Hill, London N13 4DA. £5(£3.50 concs). Refreshments. Books for sale. Contact Myra 020 8886 1329 myrarschneider@gmail.com

Waltham Forest (aka Forest Poets)
Contact: Paul McGrane (020 7420 9881 or membership at poetrysociety.org.uk) 

Waltham Forest Poetry Society Stanza Waltham Forest Stanza, September 2009.

Waltham Forest Stanza Facebook page

Our Stanza is open to everyone but please contact Paul to ensure there is enough space available.  We  run monthly sessions, giving feedback on each other's 'poems in progress'. Each person reads their poem, with no introduction, and then remains quiet for 10 minutes while the rest of the group give an appraisal. A daunting but rewarding experience! We also run events to celebrate the work of Waltham Forest-based poets. We meet in the Red Room, Ye Olde Rose and Crown pub, Walthamstow -  7 to 9.30pm www.roseandcrowntheatrepub.webeden.co.uk/.

Our next Stanza dates in 2012 are (all Tuesdays, 7-9.30):

21st Feb
20th March
17th April